Former US Vice-President and lifelong Republican Dick Cheney has confirmed he will vote for the Democrats’ Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election. Mr Cheney, seen as an influential figure during
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft lands back on Earth
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has completed its journey back to Earth – but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the International Space Station. The empty craft
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Early on a Saturday morning in April, Akara Etteh was checking his phone as he came out of Holborn tube station, in central London. A moment later, it was in
UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting
The United Nations has called for a “full investigation” into the killing of a US-Turkish woman in the occupied West Bank during a protest on Friday. Local media reported that
Israeli forces pull out of Jenin after major operation
Israeli forces have withdrawn from Jenin city and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank after a major nine-day operation there. The area – a stronghold of militants and
Violence, overcrowding, self-harm: BBC goes inside one of Britain’s most dangerous prisons
There’s chaos in HMP Pentonville. A piercing alarm alerts us to what prison officers describe as an “incident”. There’s a cacophony of slamming metal doors, keys jangling, and shouts and
Baby poo study reveals mysteries of newborn guts
Scientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn’s gut. Researchers
Father of US school shooting suspect charged with murder
The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been arrested and charged with murder. Colin Gray,
‘These aren’t just words’: The woman threatened for taking X to court
Australia’s internet watchdog says she received “death threats” and that her children were doxxed after she was targeted by Elon Musk for attempting to regulate his social media platform. Earlier